By Jenn Watt It hadn’t been an hour since I discussed this week’s story about a phone scam with reporter Sue Tiffin when I became the target of a scam myself.Stunned at the brazen nature…
Dysart discusses reducing speeding without sign pollution
By Sue Tiffin Dysart et al councillors discussed the issue of speeding throughout the municipality – and how to slow down drivers who are doing it – after receiving a request from constituents for warning…
Office of the Fire Marshal investigating fatal fire…
By Jenn Watt Four investigators from the Office of the Fire Marshal are on the scene of a fatal house fire in Highlands East that occurred in the early morning hours of Thursday, Oct. 15. …
‘No guarantee’ students can switch between at-home and…
Students wishing to switch placed on waiting list, board says class cap sizes play into decisions By Jenn Watt Students who want to switch between in-school and at-home learning will have their name added to…
Hundreds of jobs created or maintained through HCDC…
By Jenn Watt Over the last fiscal year, and in the months since the coronavirus pandemic began, Haliburton County Development Corporation has been making funding available to the county’s business community with hundreds of thousands…
Municipalities, library helping to reduce waste
By Staff Marking the 19th Waste Reduction Week, the County of Haliburton, the four lower-tier municipalities and the Haliburton County Public Library are teaming up to provide information on how to reduce the amount of…
Nova Scotia town removes Haliburton’s Sam Slick imagery
By Jenn Watt It wasn’t until an illustration from one of Thomas C. Haliburton’s books was reproduced in a festival program that many in Windsor, N.S. became aware of the racist content in The Clockmaker,…
As the unknown of winter looms, restaurants look…
By Sue Tiffin Mid-September, Felicia Dai, co-owner of Win Yeung Chinese Restaurant in Haliburton posted on the restaurant’s Facebook page that, since the restaurant has not been open for dine-in service since March, they had…
What’s in a name
By Jenn Watt It’s a safe bet that most of us living in Haliburton haven’t cracked open a copy of The Clockmaker recently – or ever. The satirical book by Thomas Chandler Haliburton, after whom…
Water charity redirects efforts during pandemic
By Jenn Watt Water Ambassadors Canada, founded by Haliburton residents Barry Hart and Heather Alloway, has established itself over the years as a charity that provides water and sanitation access to communities in need. Most…
Signs posted declaring portage routes as traditional rights…
By Sue Tiffin A traditional rights of way project established by the Kennisis Lake Cottage Owners’ Association to preserve, maintain and protect key portage routes is gaining interest throughout Haliburton County and might be of…
Public asked to weigh in on government’s plastic…
By Jenn Watt Plans by the federal government to ban six single-use plastic items and establish recycled content requirements for packaging and products are up for public discussion. Plastic checkout bags, straws, stir sticks, six-pack…
Haliburton Forest partners with Yours Outdoors
By Echo Staff Yours Outdoors, an experiential tourism company founded by Barrie Martin in 2006, has partnered with Haliburton Forest to “provide and promote the very best tourism opportunities available in the Haliburton Highlands,” the…
Combatting misinformation
By Erin Kernohan-Berning Throughout the pandemic we have been made to think about something that we normally don’t really think too much about – how things like viruses spread. It might feel strange to some…
Reporting in small places
By Jenn Watt Small things matter and small places matter. And in a time when we are overloaded with information pouring through the screens of our smartphones, laptops and tablets, having journalists who can sift…
The outdoor potlucks
By Lynda Shadbolt In his book, Embers - One Ojibway’s Meditations, Richard Wagamese has a chapter on Gratitude. In one of his entries he says “he is learning that happiness is an emotion that’s a…
LTC Day of Action planned
The Haliburton-CKL Long-Term Care Coalition invites you to join us in support of our LTC Day of Action Drive-In, Thursday, Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. We will meet at the municipal parking…
Studio Tour busy on its first weekend
By Michael RileyLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter The Haliburton Highlands Studio Tour celebrated its 33rd year of operation Oct. 3 and 4 – the first of two weekends. Due to COVID-19 and its restrictions, 12 artists…
Low rates of COVID-19 infection bolsters belief in…
By Darren Lum The Highland Storm are moving forward with their season despite the Greater Toronto Hockey League’s announcement on Saturday that they’re postponing the start of their season until January due to concerns about…
Hydro bills for many cottagers to increase
By Chad Ingram Many cottage owners will see their electricity bills increase substantially sometime next year.On Sept. 17, the Ontario Energy Board, the province’s energy regulator, upheld a 2015 directive that Hydro One eliminate the…
Reconsidering and adapting Thanksgiving and Halloween during second…
By Sue TiffinThough the fall season brings with it lower temperatures, it generally also brings to mind warm gatherings. But what do those gatherings look like during the COVID-19 pandemic?The world has been living through…